Is there a difference between a Max5 XP and Win7 application build?

    Thijs Koerselman
    Nov 07 2011 | 12:04 pm
    I need to compile my patch into a Max5 application to run on a Windows 7 machine. I don't have Win7 myself and I am wondering if I could just as well use XP for it. Would there be any difference in the dlls and resulting app?
    • Andrew Pask
      Nov 07 2011 | 3:54 pm
      HI Thijs,
      No, there is no difference.
      Cheers
      -A
    • Peter Castine
      Nov 07 2011 | 6:52 pm
      Although Andrew's response is correct as far as it goes, depending on what you're doing you may find behavior differences (technically referred to as "gotchas":-) on different flavors of Windows.
      For instance, I had an app that was writing temp files for audio input. Worked fine on XP. Vista and 7 didn't like the location used in certain circumstances, however, at which point the app needed some restructuring to find a new home for those temps.
      Gotcha.